DEAD IN THE WATER; After a six- year protesters rejoice as plans to redevelop Llanishen Reservoir are finally rejected.Byline: David James David James may refer to:
A POTENTIALLY-FINAL blow has been dealt to plans to build on a much-loved Cardiff beauty spot. Environment Minister Jane Davidson has dismissed a second appeal by Western Power Distribution against Cardiff council's rejection of its bid to build more than 300 houses on Llanishen Reservoir. Her decision was hailed by campaigners who have fought the plans for six years and who yesterday pleaded with the American-owned firm to end their battle to build on the site. In taking her decision, Ms Davidson overruled the recommendation of a planning inspector who argued the American-owned firm should be given outline planning permission planning permission Noun formal permission granted by a local authority for the construction, alteration, or change of use of a building planning permission n → licencia de obras . Ted Thurgood, the veteran campaigner who has only recently stepped down as chairman of the Residents Action Group, said he believed Western Power Distribution would struggle to take its plans any further. He said: "I would doubt if they have any further to go on this particular process. I am very Turn to page 5 happy with the way it has come out. "We have now had two public inquiries, both of which have rejected the application. I am very satisfied with the result." Mr Thurgood said he believed the company's only remaining option was to appeal to the High Court and that it was still Minister's decision overrules planning inspector impossible to say if this was the final blow. Writingonbehalf ofMs Davidson, the Assembly Government's chief planning officer Rosemary rosemary [ultimately from Lat.,=dew of the sea], widely cultivated evergreen and shrubby perennial (Rosmarinus officinalis) of the family Labiatae (mint family), fairly hardy and native to the Mediterranean region. It has small light-blue flowers. Thomassaid that the crucial issue had been the role of the Nant Fawr corridor which protects strategic open spaces through Cardiff . Shewrote:" Thecrucial issue in this appeal is whether there are circumstances arising from this development which would warrant overriding (programming) overriding - Redefining in a child class a method or function member defined in a parent class. Not to be confused with "overloading". the policies protecting strategic open spaces such as the Nant Fawr corridor. As previously indicated, the Minister From page 1 accepts that the change in this proposal involving the placing of housing within the bowl of the reservoir would remove the harmful visual impact on the Nant Fawr meadows and Parc Rhyd- y- penau. " Nevertheless, the Minister considers that the other visual objections identified by the previous Inspectorwould remain, principally the views from the Lisvane reservoir, the wetlands andthose of people using the lake. Additionally, in her view, there remains a strong objection in relation to impact of the access road across the Nant Fawr meadows." Ms Davidson's decision overruled planning inspector Richard Poppleton who argued that Western Power Distribution's second application " would not impinge im·pinge v. im·pinged, im·ping·ing, im·ping·es v.intr. 1. To collide or strike: Sound waves impinge on the eardrum. 2. upon the character or appearance of the Nant Fawr meadows". In his report from last year's planning inquiry, he wrote: " The developmentwould notharmthe function, openness, character or appearance of this part of theNantFawr corridor, its coherence coherence, constant phase difference in two or more Waves over time. Two waves are said to be in phase if their crests and troughs meet at the same place at the same time, and the waves are out of phase if the crests of one meet the troughs of another. , integrity or its strategic function, or that of the wider river corridor." Mr Poppleton argued that more people could enjoy the reservoirs if the application was allowed to go ahead. No- onewas available to comment from Western Power Distribution as we went to press.. |
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